Serial bank robber pleads guilty

Friday

Aug 2, 2013 at 12:04 PM

The robber used helmets, hats, sunglasses and a wig to disguise his appearance. He did not display a weapon but would jump over the counter and grab cash.

Staff report

A Port Charlotte man has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bank robbery in connection with a string of cases that federal prosecutors say included the robbery at a Bank of America branch in Belleview on Aug. 12, 2012.Marcus D. Lloyd, 36, also pleaded guilty to one count of bank robbery and faces maximum prison sentences of five years for conspiracy and 20 years for bank robbery, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Florida.According to a plea agreement, Lloyd, aided and abetted by a woman named Kaylee Sanchez, robbed six banks in Florida between July 26, 2012, and Aug. 21, 2012.Lloyd used helmets, hats, sunglasses and a wig to disguise his appearance. He did not display a weapon, but would jump or climb over counters and grab cash from the drawers. Prosecutors allege that Sanchez acted as his getaway driver.Lloyd's robberies totaled more than $91,000, according to the news release.In the Belleview case, the robber casually entered the Bank of America at 5222 SE Abshier Blvd. sometime after 11 a.m. and walked up to a teller's position. He placed both hands on the elevated counter and leaped over it, Belleview police officials said at the time.The man demanded cash from the teller and told her to hurry up. With the cash in some type of bag, he leaped back over the counter and quickly walked out. He never showed a gun or other weapon, or implied he had one.Police believed Lloyd was dropped off by someone driving a silver vehicle, near the nearby Kangaroo gas station.